American national biography (Online)

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American Council of Learned Societies
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United States - Biography - Dictionaries.; United States - Biography - Databases.
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Fully searchable resource offering "portraits of more than 17,400 men and women, from all eras and walks of life, whose lives have shaped the nation" with illustrations, hyperlinked cross-references and links to select Web sites. Features thousands of illustrations, hyperlinked cross-references and links to select web sites.
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American national biography [electronic resource].
[New York] : Oxford University Press, 2000-2011 English Periodical; Journal, magazine, other 4 & Possibly online

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